The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-04-09


by Mr.. Gillard voted aud carried, Be
resolved that the sum of three hundre
dollars be and is hereby appropriated a
the proportion of the Parish of st Marti
for the building of bridge on cOule
Pointe Claire, the Parish Of IBERIA hay
ing appropriated same amount to tina
effect.
| Be it further resolved that sixty day
will be allowed TO the contractor frOn
this day to deliver the said bridge, thu
President Of this body being appOinte,
on the part Of this parish all the mate
rials before being used and to accept ais
the said bridge when built.
On motion of Mr.. Gillard seconded b,
Mr.. Duchamp, voted and carried, an ap
preparation If eight hundred dollars i
hereby made to the effect of repairin;
bridge on Bayou Teche at Arnaudville
provided similar appropriation be mad,
to this end, and purpose by the Parish O
st. Landry, 1t being understood that this
above was voted and appropriated shal
remain in the Treasury until the Parish
Of st Landry shall have complied will
this resolution and provided further tha
said work shall be sold at public sale Il
the lowest bidder after having been pro
perly advertised.
A Communication from Messrs. T. L
Belt and l. j. Fowler, dated March 3lst
1887 was read, by which this this body il
petitioned for the privilege of erecting
poles, running wires and maintaining
and operating Telephone service over thu
public roads OF the Parish Of st. Martin
for period Of fifteen years using good
material and rendering efficient service
The said Communication being properly
considered, this body concluded to grant
the privilege solicited and on motion Of
MIR. Duchamp seconded by Mr.. Gutekuns1
1t was so granted.
1t being 1 o'clock P. NJ. a recess wal
taken 50 as to proceed to the sale of tn,
contract for building bridge on cOulet
POinte Claire as advertized.
The contract was offered by the Cleri
OF this body on terms and conditions BY
him made known and was adjudicatei
to Mr.. v. AucOin, through Mr.. C. T. Cade
for the price and sum of five hundred
and forty dollars, he being the lowest and
last bidder.
Called to order, business was proceeded
with, all members being present the
Committee appointed, at the Meeting Oi
February 9TH. 1887 through Mr.. Feliy
Berard, reports verbally that said Com
mittee have examined, as directed, the
work made by Mr.. Emile Babin on Ursin
BrOussard's canal at his place, and have
estimated said work to be worth thirty
dollars and no more.
On motion Of Mr.. Duchamp, seconded
by Mr.. Gutekunst and unanimously adOp.
| fad Da ~ raonlvad hot In, vyso 90 L.
great importance and Of the good results
that would enure to this section of LOui-
siana by locking or opening Bayou Pla.
quemine, Mr. E. 7. King is hereby re-
commended to the Parishes of Iberia and
st. Mary and thereby is delegated by this
Parish as person well fitted to gather
and prepare statistics Of the trade and
traffic Of the Teche and tributaries to be
presented to the U. s. Engineer in charge
Of this district and through him to the
u. 8. Congress and also furnish such in.
formations as may have weight with said
Congress.
The Police Jury now proceeds to subdi
vide the Parish into road districts and
appoint Road Overseers for the ensuing
year. This is done in the following
manner.
FIRST WARD. WEST OF BAYOU TEcHE
lst. Road District-FrOm upper line Of
iberia parish to the lower limit Of the
Corporation of st. Martinsville, Road fol
lowing Bayou Teche, j. Peters, Overseer
End Road District-FrOm Corporation
of st. Martinsville up to Bayou TOrtut
following said Bayou to the eastern bOun
dairy line Of Lafayette Parish, Providence
plantation included. Briant FOurnet
Overseer.
3rd. Road District-All that Portion OF
the Parish, lying west of Bayou TOrtut
and not included in 1st. and End Road
di.trict. EIanr A lIaahassaxa Os...saa.